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Do the major DIY stores stock a suitable version of Danish or Worktop oil? Screwfix has http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=3U54WSSR4U5S4CSTHZOCFFA?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=Danish+oil&x=0&y=0 We also have Jewson, buildbase nearby. maybe best to order online and wait?

Hi all, thanks for continuing to post. Yes, was beginning to think, from research that the recommended beeswax was a bad move. General recommendation seems to be Danish oil, so I think ill go for that. So if I do three initial coats over 3 days sanding lightly between coats. How regular...

Thanks awbcm but there isnt really any treatment advice there just advice about life with them in a kitchen.

Hi I have some solid oak worktops ready to be fitted to our kitchen. I also have some natural clear beeswax to treat them with. Before fitting I was going to treat the underside with 4 coats of the beeswax Lightly sand, treat, sand, treat..... Then once fitted the top needs treating...

ahhh, foolish mistake on my part there, I should have paid closer attention to your post. many thanks the fan is blowing!!!

Hello So over the winter I cleared out the garden, dug up the old lawn, smashed up the concrete path and the patio. When I was done is was just a muddy area. The plan is to build some decking and turf the rest. Over the past 6 weeks lots of weeds have grown and some turfts of grass too...

Genius, thanks very much for all that. The cupboard is tiled floor on top of concrete. Ill open the window and get a heater on it to dry out. Ive got some polyseal dampseal that ive used in a few places before to sort out where stuff had been stuck to the wall. I guess that is the right...

Hi, come home from 6 weeks holiday to find two water related problems in the house 1) Cupboard where the boiler is housed, one of the pipes had developed a small slow leak and there is now mould and damp on the wall. Plumber has fixed the leak problems. What is the process / way to clean up...

Thanks for clearing that up guys chris

I posted this at the bottom of another thread but I think it warrents its wn topic as there may be some further advice out there Hi Weve had builders in and they had a CORGI guy come and move our gas pipe for the free standing oven and put a bayonet connection on the end. I have the oven...

Hi Weve had builders in and they had a CORGI guy come and move our gas pipe for the free standing oven and put a bayonet connection on the end. I have the oven and the flexi bayonet pipe. Presumably I am allowed to make the connection between pipe and bayonet connection as it is fool proof...

Do you mean 'footprint tools'? I googled them but their wrenches only seem to go up to 3 inches, still one inch short. Am I in the wrong place? Could you post a link, Hawk White would be better that plumbers putty?? Ive used that on all my compression joints and it seems to work well. The...

Those grips will only do 2 inches max, I need four, but yes I guess big grips if big enough would be fine. I used plumbers mait putty for the bed on the sink so I guess I could put some on the thread as welll. Good advice. chris

WOW, clever little thing. Obviously i didnt give it enough credit. Thanks for the info chris

Hi We've just had builders in who have extended our kitchen and left it ready for me to fit the kitchen which I have duely started. They left it with all the plumbing pipes in the right palce for me so I just have to connect up to them. Where the sink will be the two copper pipes come up...

Hi, have almost finished fitting the kitchen. Just a finishing point. Where a cupboard is at the end I have fitted an end panel by screwing it to the cupboard as instructed. However I have 2 ends where there is a dishwaser/washing machine at the end. I cant screw it to the washing...

Thanks for all your help. I spent all day scrubbing it with grout cleaner and then a few coats of sealent and it looks great. SO much better than before. Thanks for all the advice...just the kitchen to fit now! chris

Thanks for your help everyone. Just a couple of further questions: Step 1 - clean the tiles with the grout film remover, Do i need to be really careful not to get the remover on the grout lines themselves or does it not matter? Step 2 - Apply impregnator, Here, again do I have to be...

ahh ok, didn't do enough homework on that one. Never mind. Will clean with Grout Film Remover then seal. Would you do multiple coats of impregnator? Cant find lifton impregnator in Screwfix, will i find in DIY store or buildbase / plumbase or Jewson??? Thanks Chris

Hi all, I am new to tiling, having only ever done our bathroom floor previously. I embarked on the 10sq m kitchen floor with a lot of fear as not a single wall is square to another and there are lots of odd shapes too. Was very hard work but I did kinda enjoy it. Its not a brilliant job, but...